SHARED SERVICES OM&A - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

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1 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 1 of SHARED SERVICES OM&A - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW Information Technology ( IT ) refers to computer systems (hardware, software and applications), data and voice communication systems that support business processes and allow employees to perform their work IT work programs include both OM&A and capital items and involve: the ongoing maintenance and sustainment of existing and newly commissioned applications and technologies; the development and implementation of new technologies or systems; the provision of Business Telecom services; and the overall management and control of the information technology program including capital projects. IT capital investments are made in accordance with approved business strategies and are described in Exhibit D1, Tab 4, Schedule OM&A costs associated with supporting Hydro One s information technology assets are shown in Table 1 and are described below.

2 1 2 3 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 2 of 17 Table 1 Information Technology Summary of OM&A Expenditures ($ Millions) Description Historic Bridge Test TX Allocation Sustainment Development Business Telecom IT Management & Project Control Total Cost Corporate Projects moved to IT from Asset Management at end of Sustainment Sustainment costs are costs to support the Hydro One information technology applications and infrastructure. Some of these costs are paid to Inergi LLP ( Inergi ) pursuant to the current outsourcing contract and they decrease from the bridge through the test years. The remaining costs are for third party software/hardware license and maintenance fees Development The development budget is comprised of application upgrades, enhancements and the OM&A portions of capital projects. The funds are required to maintain the applications at vendor-supported levels and to support enhancements to those applications Business Telecom Business Telecom costs include data and voice telecommunications and associated maintenance of Hydro One s telecom network. Changes in costs vary with the addition of data and voice telecom capacity at sites throughout the province, and the addition of security-related services for the expanding telecom network.

3 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 3 of IT Management and Project Control IT Management and Project Control costs relate to IT administration, outsourced services oversight, project governance and reporting, system and security architecture, program and spend coordination, and Quality Assurance ( QA )/Quality Control ( QC ) processes Technology costs are validated through Hydro One s IT governance process. IT governance looks proactively at IT strategy, project expenditures and service delivery to align technology spend with business and corporate objectives. The IT governance model involves the senior business managers who provide guidance, direction and support to the decision-making for corporate technology decisions IT SUSTAINMENT OM&A Table 2 shows the specific expenditures for IT sustainment of the Information Technology platform Description Base IT Sustainment Services 3rd Party Contracts Table 2 OM&A Sustainment of Information Technology ($ Millions) Historic Bridge Test TX Allocation Total

4 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 4 of IT Sustainment work includes: help desk and desk-side support; implementing system and security patches; applying fixes for applications, resolving application problems; decommissioning or installing software applications or equipment; maintaining and operating Hydro One s IT assets located at offices throughout the province and within the data centres; data storage capacity and data storage management; and disaster recovery rd Party Contract costs include amounts which are paid to third parties for software and hardware licenses and annual maintenance fees Base IT Sustainment Services The term Base IT Sustainment Services refers to those IT services outsourced to Inergi and which are scheduled in the negotiated contract Base IT services are discussed under the four categories below Application Maintenance Application maintenance includes the work to maintain, address and fix matters associated with approximately 855 (year ending 2011) business software applications (this includes core business applications, desktop tools, and specialty software) used by the various business units across the Province. Within these applications there are business critical software used in major functional areas, such as those shown in Table 3, which support business processes across the enterprise Based on support levels established by IT and the respective business operations, applications are managed in a problem management framework. Application problems and user inquiries are logged, prioritized, and managed through to resolution.

5 1 2 IT Systems 3 Desktop Applications SAP Customer Information System Contact Centre Technology Field Design Tool (ArcFM) Work Execution Tools Smart Meter Head End System and MDMR Interface Computer Aided Design and Drafting (CADD) Table 3 Strategic Information Technology Systems Description Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 5 of 17 These include Microsoft Office XP/2003 and the Windows 7 and Office 2010 platforms (for example, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint), , Internet browser, and various other applications such as anti-virus and directory functions. This is an integrated Enterprise Resource Planning, Business Intelligence, and Enterprise Asset Management application suite that provides Asset and Work Management, Purchasing and Supply Chain as well as Inventory Management functions. It also provides General Ledger, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets, Project Accounting, Payroll, Time Reporting, Reporting, Human Resources and Pension functions. The CIS is an application suite providing billing and customer services support through sub-systems of Customer Service System (CSS) and Open Market Systems that interface with a number of other internal and external applications. The CIS application is scheduled for replacement under the Cornerstone Program and will be replaced by a SAP solution in late This suite of applications enables contact centre operators to respond to customers (service requests, billing inquiries, information), including telephony interfaces and call centre technology and provides operators scheduling and service quality-monitoring functions. This is a geographic application that is used to design and modify customer connections to the electrical distribution system as part of the GIS suite of applications. Work Execution Tools consists of a collection of applications which are used to plan, schedule, dispatch and report on field work completion. The applications are linked to ArcFM, SAP and CSS through the use of enterprise middleware. The billing system produces bills for customers through its integration with the IESO meter data management repository (MDMR) and the Smart Meter Infrastructure. Computer Aided Design and Drafting is a suite of tools that aid in the design, engineering and construction of Transmission, Distribution, and Network infrastructure.

6 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 6 of Data Centre Services Data centre services include the operations, maintenance, and management of hardware (servers, mainframe, storage area network and data storage devices), operating systems, associated applications and infrastructure located at the data centre facilities. This hardware is used to run enterprise business applications, noted above, that are critical to operating the business Data Centre service levels have been established to ensure the reliable operation of business applications and are based on system criticality. The system hardware is located at production and backup data centres, which have the required system redundancies including 24/7 monitoring. Hydro One utilizes the backup data centre facility as a disaster recovery site in the case it is unable to operate from its production data centre Distributed Server Sustainment Distributed server sustainment includes the support services that maintain and operate the application and file servers that are located at various Hydro One facilities across the province. The servers are used to run business applications and administration systems such as file sharing, exchange, web hosting and security monitoring systems. This work is required to maintain the reliability of the business applications supporting business operations Help Desk & Deskside Support Help Desk and Deskside Support includes daily management and maintenance services delivered to employees across the Province. 28

7 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 7 of The support function is provided through two key service areas: the Help Desk which provides centralized problem resolution by phone and through for all IT and telecom service areas; and Deskside Support which provides physical desk side support to fix hardware and software problems for laptops, desktops and rugged tablet computers. Deskside Support includes the support for IT peripherals such as printers, plotters, scanners and other equipment Deskside and Help Desk support is available to all users across the province and assistance can be provided by telephone, remotely through the data network, or if necessary through the use of Inergi field technicians. Effective and timely response ensures the efficient operation of the technology infrastructure which enables Hydro One staff to perform their work unimpeded The increase in cost from 2009 to 2010 for Base IT Sustainment Services was primarily due to the inclusion of a full year of SAP infrastructure and application management in In 2010 the Inergi Outsourcing contract was renegotiated and represents the decline in costs from 2010 to In 2012 there is an increase in cost due to additional storage requirements to support Enterprise Applications and from the addition of the Smart Meter Head-End system into sustainment. In 2013 and 2014 costs decline year over year due to the scheduled price reduction in the Inergi Outsourcing contract and the IT Sustainment savings realized for the CIS replacement project rd Party Contracts 3 rd Party Contracts are the fees related to hardware maintenance, application software license and maintenance fees that are paid to third party vendors for the IT infrastructure used by Hydro One. 28

8 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 8 of License or maintenance agreements are usually subject to annual increases as part of the contractual terms with the vendor. These fees are subject to annual audits by the third party vendors to confirm the fees match the services provided From 2009 to 2011 costs decrease primarily due to legacy application and hardware rationalization made possible from the replacement of enterprise applications with SAP. Costs are also reduced over the 2009 to 2011 period due to contract re-negotiations with hardware and software vendors resulting in lower licensing and maintenance costs. In 2012, contract costs increase due to additional software license fees for Microsoft contract renewal and Smart Meter Head-end system license fees. License and maintenance growth in 2014 is expected when the contact centre technology is replaced and the mobile IT platform is expanded IT DEVELOPMENT OM&A Table 4 lists the expenditures driven by non-capital IT projects and the OM&A portions of capital projects Table 4 OM&A Development Expenditures ($ Millions) Description Historic Bridge Test TX Allocation Enhancements Upgrades Impact of Capital Projects Total

9 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 9 of Enhancements Enhancements include required application, data and process changes to SAP and Non- SAP systems to meet legal/regulatory requirements as well as delivery of required business functionality to meet the objectives of both the lines of business and to enable the application rationalization strategy Enhancement costs increased in 2010 and 2011 as focus shifted from the SAP Capital projects to ongoing sustainment enhancements has a reduced spend on enhancements as focus shifts to the implementation of the SAP Customer Information System Capital project. Enhancement costs for 2013 and 2014 resume required application, data and process changes to SAP and Non-SAP systems to meet legal/regulatory requirements as well as ongoing delivery of required business functionality Upgrades Hydro One utilizes approximately 855 (year ending 2011) business software applications in order to equip its employees to perform their work functions. The upgrade program provides the needed software vendors releases, periodic version upgrades, and replacement of applications that do not meet the total capital threshold of $2 million Applications are replaced or upgraded to ensure they remain compatible with current IT platforms and other interfacing applications. In this manner, vendor support is maintained to help fix breakdowns or other issues that may occur with the application. Funding decisions are made based on software lifecycles, vendor schedules, reliability requirements, and experience with similar initiatives/projects. 28

10 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 10 of Included in 2012 are enhancement pack upgrades for modules of SAP as well as the Contact Centre Telephony application, and minor upgrades to other ancillary applications and infrastructure. In 2013 and 2014, planned costs include version upgrades of SAP Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), SAP Supply Chain Management (SCM), SAP Enterprise Portal, Trilliant Head-end system, enterprise mobile platform as well as minor upgrades to several other enterprise applications and infrastructure in order to keep them in a vendor-supported state Impact of Capital Projects This includes business process re-engineering costs such as training and change management work efforts that are required to implement and train the line of business personnel when new or revised IT applications are introduced. These costs are associated with the IT capital projects discussed under Exhibit D1, Tab 3, Schedule In accordance with Hydro One s accounting practices, the cost associated with this implementation work (training and business process change) is not capitalized. The implementation work ensures each new business application or upgrade is properly introduced and has the necessary user understanding and support BUSINESS TELECOM Business Telecom provides the data and voice telecommunications services, network operations management and field service repairs which are required for the company to operate from its province-wide locations. The business telecommunications data network is comprised of a mixture of company owned and leased facilities and equipment. Costs incurred in this area are primarily costs for third party services. 28

11 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 11 of Table 5 Business Telecom OM&A Expenditures ($ Millions) Description Historic Bridge Test TX Allocation Operations and Carrier Management Field Services Voice and Data Network Services Total Operations and Carrier Management Operations and Carrier Management costs relate to telecommunications management services provided by Hydro One Telecom (HOT) provides telecommunications monitoring and network operations for the power system and the business operations of Hydro One. Costs reflected in Operations and Carrier Management reflect the contracted costs with HOT to provide Hydro One with telecommunication management services and operations oversight and control for its business operations. The affiliate agreement is found in Exhibit A, Tab 8, Schedule In 2011, an independent industry review included as Attachment 1 to this Exhibit, was conducted which concluded that the HOT Network Operation Center is performing networking monitoring functions at a more efficient level than comparable Canadian utilities 24x7 telecommunication operation. The study also reaffirmed there are unique requirements for operating the telecommunication system of an electric utility which are not easily delivered through a third party non-electric utility carrier. The assessment process included looking at the service level agreements and statements of work for services to be covered in the regulatory review period. The report considered the revised

12 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 12 of services which will be performed in the years covered and the costs to be charged by Hydro One Telecom in providing those services The study states: Cost of services increases to HONI since 2002 have been less than if the network monitoring function had remained within HONI. HOT continues to achieve efficiency gains relative to its peer group of utilities, and has now achieved the status of most efficient in performing the network monitoring function. The differentiating factor for the HONI operations as compared to the benchmarked utilities is that they have found a way to interject a commercial telecommunication approach with a solid power system telecommunication operation to bring a successful and cost effective solution to both businesses The report reaffirmed that Hydro One obtains cost and operations benefit through its relationship with Hydro One Telecom Work performed by Hydro One Telecom includes operating and monitoring the business telecom and data networks, management of security firewalls, security patching, security event monitoring, management of network interfaces with third parties, managing data and voice system problems, obtaining and managing fibre services from third party vendors, and directing other telecom service providers and vendors to change, maintain, and restore the networks as required. On an ongoing basis, this function includes managing third party supplier contracts as well as analyzing and processing bill payments to 3rd party common carriers and other telecom service providers Telecom service firms who provide fibre and network access include common carriers such as Bell Canada, Telus and MTS/Allstream. These companies lease telecom data and voice circuits to Hydro One at competitive market rates. The management of these

13 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 13 of services requires the contracted services of Hydro One Telecom to proactively liaise with the many carriers in Ontario and other service suppliers Operations and Carrier Management also provides oversight of the Bell Field Services contract as described below In 2012 and 2013, there is an increase in cost attributed to increased work related to network and application security event management. Over these years, to address a heightened focus on information and cyber security, HOT will be playing a critical role in security event monitoring for Hydro One s critical networks and information systems. They will use security event detection tools, and the related process and procedures, to monitor, analyze, detect and alert based on trend analysis. This investment serves to enhance the existing security monitoring and will provide a more robust monitoring, escalation and management structure Field Services Field Services includes the maintenance and repair of voice and data telecom equipment. Field Services also includes the handling of connection changes for moves, additions, changes, and deletions ( MACDs ). In 2009, an RFP was issued for Field Services and awarded to Bell Canada. As a result, Hydro One realized reduced rates in voice, data, and managed services. The year-over-year cost for Field Services has decreased due to the reduction in move/add/changes to voice and data The agreement calls for Bell Canada technicians to be dispatched across the province to resolve any telecommunications issues. These include MACDs and preventive maintenance at any of the Hydro One sites across the province. Selected Bell Canada

14 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 14 of staff has been specifically trained to work at the Hydro One sites and facilities in order to work safely in a high voltage environment In 2010, the reduction in cost is due to the contract negotiation with Bell Canada for the Field Service work and was the first full year of the new contract. In 2011, the cost increase is related to the increase in MACD work associated with facilities relocation and refresh work for aging telecom equipment. These costs stabilize in 2012 through 2014 based on expected moderate facilities changes and non-capital refresh work Voice Services and Data Network Services Voice Services investments consist of payments made to common carriers and vendors to use and lease voice circuits and equipment. Rates charged by common carriers are competitive. Voice Services include monthly charges, usage fees and equipment rentals for voice grade business telecom (local and long distance). The local voice service rates are regulated under CRTC. Long distance rates were secured using a competitive bid process. Annual costs are volumetric and usage-based Data Network Services investments consist of payments made to third party common carriers such as Bell, MTS/Allstream, and Telus to lease data network circuits and equipment at market rates. The data network is used to connect servers and computers across the province for software applications Hydro One continues to monitor and upgrade bandwidth as applications are deployed to field offices in order to support business processes and business requirements While network capacity grows each year to accommodate sharing more data among more functions, the Company has maintained cost control on data network components.

15 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 15 of Downward cost pressure is maintained through investments in efficient up-to-date IT platforms In 2012 to 2014 the costs for Voice and Data Network Services decrease due to contract negotiation with circuit carriers and also the expected reduction in leased circuits due to the Wide Area Network (WAN) project IT MANAGEMENT & PROJECT CONTROL To manage the overall IT program and as the enabler and controller of IT projects, IT Management and Project Control develops and implements: IT strategies; policies and processes; IT architectural standards for application interoperability, infrastructure capacity, network security, regulatory compliance; and IT governance. Within the scope of these costs is work associated with hardware procurement, training, detailing vendor responsibilities, architecture development, and research services that are required to match IT solutions to known business needs for enabling business efficiencies. Work performed also includes keeping current on industry trends, product innovations, technology changes in infrastructure and applications, while researching industry best practices for future investments Table 6 lists the associated costs for IT Management and for Project Support and Control. 22

16 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 16 of Table 6 IT Management & Project Control Expenditures ($ Millions) Description Historic Bridge Test TX Allocation IT Management Project Support and Control Total IT Management IT Management includes the cost to plan, coordinate and manage the extensive IT infrastructure and to manage the IT outsourced services. IT Management also performs work covered through needs assessment, solution architecture development, and service delivery to the lines of business Projects or programs that IT Management will manage or deliver in 2013 and 2014 include: lifecycle refresh and infrastructure upgrades; application rationalization; data architecture and data management; evolving business-technology roadmaps; ongoing security requirements and enhancements; negotiation of contracts; supporting hardware purchases for major projects and for growth; continuously improving the outsourced services; and implementation of more self-service and automation for end users From 2012 to 2014, the primary reasons for the increases in cost are due to incremental resources needed to support the expanding functions of the enterprise systems such as Mobile IT, SAP, GIS, and CIS. 22

17 Filed: May 28, 2012 EB Exhibit C1 Tab 4 Schedule 4 Page 17 of Project Support and Control Project Support and Control provides standard project management services for the delivery of any and all projects impacting information systems. It provides: project management processes, templates and tools; project governance and controls of scope, quality, effort, risk and schedule; change management processes to address projectrelated changes affecting organizational culture, business processes, organization and job design; training to both project staff and to the users of the systems and services being delivered; and transition of projects into sustainment and ultimate closure. The increases in cost in are necessary for the project management services to support the required enhancements and upgrades outlined in section 3.0

20 Executive Summary Over time, nearly every electric utility has established some form of telecommunications capabilities in support of their normal operations. As the demands of operating an electric utility grow in complexity, many utilities have built extensive telecommunications transport networks in support of such applications as teleprotection, SCADA, telemetry, and others. As demands on these telecom networks have grown, the capital resources allocated to them and the staff that oversees their operations has grown in size and scope. As such, it is often useful to perform periodic studies to compare the efficiency of such telecom units to a group of similar utilities to ensure that existing cost levels are in line with industry norms and to identify emerging best practices. Hydro One Networks operates as the dominant provider of electricity within the province of Ontario, with 96% of the transmission system and about one-third of the province's distribution system, spanning 75% of the province. The transmission network involves 28,951 kilometers of lines and the distribution network supports approximately 1.3 million electric customers across rural Ontario. Hydro One Networks is the largest operating subsidiary of Hydro One Inc., which is wholly owned by the Province of Ontario. Hydro One, Inc. operates four distinct business lines: Hydro One Networks (transmission and distribution across the entire province), Hydro One Brampton (distribution network within the City of Brampton), Hydro One Remotes (electric operation in the Northern Ontario region), and Hydro One Telecom (fiber optic business). Hydro One has an extensive telecommunications operation in place to serve its core energy business. The telecom group reached a point in its development where their capabilities had the potential to add value as a shared service in conjunction with the commercial telecommunications operations. The telecommunication group s expertise in operating a sophisticated telecommunications network to commercial availability standards on a daily basis, its knowledge of the commercial market and of the special needs of electric power systems made the outsourcing of network and vendor management appealing. Hydro One Networks Inc. (HONI) determined that by having Hydro One Telecom (HOT) manage network control and third party telecommunications 3

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